Word · Frequency #22733
confetti
五彩纸屑；彩色纸屑
Small pieces or strips of colored paper that are thrown around at celebrations such as weddings or victory parties.
- 1.
Small pieces or strips (streamers) of colored paper or other material (metal, plaster, etc.) generally thrown about at festive occasions, especially at weddings and in victory celebrations.
通常在喜庆场合(尤指婚礼和胜利庆典)抛撒的彩色纸屑或纸条。
- 2.
small pieces or streamers of colored paper that are thrown around on festive occasions (as at a wedding)
在节庆场合(如婚礼)抛撒的小块或彩色纸带
通常在喜庆场合(尤指婚礼和胜利庆典)抛撒的彩色纸屑或纸条。；在节庆场合(如婚礼)抛撒的小块或彩色纸带；糖果；五彩纸屑
In use
The guests threw confetti over the bride and groom as they left the church.
After the championship game, the streets were covered with colorful confetti.
We bought bags of confetti to throw at midnight.
throw confetti
The guests threw confetti at the bride and groom.
客人们向新娘和新郎抛撒五彩纸屑。
be covered with confetti
The floor was covered with confetti after the party.
派对结束后，地板上覆盖着五彩纸屑。
a handful of confetti
confetti 是不可数名词，但可用 a handful of 等修饰。
Connections
Collocations
- throw confetti
- 抛撒五彩纸屑
- Guests threw confetti at the bride and groom.宾客们向新娘和新郎抛撒五彩纸屑。
- confetti cannon
- 彩纸礼炮
- The team set off confetti cannons after winning the final.球队赢得决赛后发射了彩纸礼炮。
- confetti shower
- 彩纸屑雨
- There was a confetti shower as the parade passed.游行队伍经过时，下了一场彩纸屑雨。
- confetti and streamers
- 彩纸屑和彩带
- The hall was full of confetti and streamers.大厅里到处都是彩纸屑和彩带。
- wedding confetti
- 婚礼彩纸屑
- They bought a bag of wedding confetti for the ceremony.他们为典礼买了一袋婚礼彩纸屑。
Pop culture & quotes
Learner notes
Memory Tip
彩色纸屑 confetti，记成“con-fetti”：婚礼上“看”（con）到彩带“飞”（fetti）舞。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：weddings、victory celebrations、New Year's Eve parties confetti 是中性常用词，多用于婚礼、庆功会、新年派对等喜庆场合；口语和一般书面语中都比较自然，正式文体中也可使用。
Grammar Note
不可数名词，无复数形式，指用于庆祝时抛洒的彩色纸屑。
Pronunciation & Spelling
The words with /ˈɛti/ rhyme with the final stressed syllable of confetti: spaghetti, jetty, petty, sweaty, yeti, Betty. Be careful: 'pretty' looks like it might rhyme, but it is pronounced /ˈprɪti/ and does not.
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.